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How big my knowledge gap was and how
poor my application was of game based
pedagogies
Developed a better understanding of ‘Athlete
Centred’ coaching
I needed to add to my coaching toolbox
And finally, I now realised that I needed to use
better coaching interventions to address the
key factors that were limiting performance, and
identify task, environment and individual
constraints (Newell, 1986) that could be used to
link the learning that was required, to the
learning opportunities of the game and or
practice.
Fashionable term that is common in sport, but what
does it mean?
‘Through training, athletes and teams gain some
choice in and control over what happens’. Which
Kidman (2010) states has the following advantages
‘athletes are motivated to learn and they have a
greater understanding and stronger retention of both
tactics and skills’.
Henry
Athletes leading on and having some control of
Tactics
Team culture
Team rules
Style of play
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Putting the athlete at the centre of the process
TGfU (Bunker & Thorpe, 1982)
Constraints Led Approach (Newell, 1986)
Dynamical Systems Theory (Gleick, 1987;Kaplan & Glass, 1995; Kauffman,
1993, 1995; Waldrop, 1992; Yates, 1979)
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Associated coach behaviours
Tell
Coach centred
Drill drill drill
What do you think?
Game based
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Is telling bad?
Depends on your beliefs and values
Athlete centred is what is says on the tin
Who has the power, is that important?
What about the non negotiables?
Can we use a balance?
How did that feel?
Sid’s thoughts on constraints and athlete
centred coaching
G’Day
apologies for
the language
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Apply critical thinking prior to applying an
intervention
Identify when a balance is required
Communication is essential
Reflect on your journey
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